Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 1925.

• 1 Dec 2021 in Senate: stimulus packages that will help them create a viable market for their avocadoes, bananas and vegetables. We will have selling and cold storage points like the ones we have put at Kiamukama. There will be many more such other elements that will come up in that county. That way, the Kisii people will also continue the legacy of Gov. Ongwae, who has done a wonderful job. He needs to be respected because he has done his part and there is no harm in everything he has done. With those few remarks, I commend the President for yesterday’s Address and request ... view
• 3 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me the opportunity to contribute to this very important topic of fertilizers in this country. Without fertilizers, the obvious end result would be food deficit. With food deficit, the consequences would be additional importation of foodstuffs from outside the country, which becomes much more expensive than anticipated. view
• 3 Nov 2021 in Senate: Agriculture is a devolved function. It is therefore timely at this stage that the national and county governments came up expeditiously with a policy of subsidies because we cannot talk of anything else less than a subsidy at this stage. We should have a subsidy immediately and not in the near distant future. It should be immediate because productivity of any products in this country will hinge alongside the quality of the fertilizers that farmers have. view
• 3 Nov 2021 in Senate: They have also not been asked to embrace organic farming that is equally important. We have got to blend the two aspects of it. However, organic farming depends on the number of cattle you keep and the quantity of cow dung that you collect from various sites, which can also become very cumbersome and expensive. As far as I am concerned, it is an emergency because food sufficiency is the most vital element for any government to ensure that its citizenry are well catered for in terms of food supply. When you assure people, we can get enough maize, beans ... view
• 3 Nov 2021 in Senate: Right now the yields in tea production are extremely low. In Kisii, the bonuses were very low and farmers are crying out for enough fertilizers. They brought about one or two bags to the ordinary farmers who are worried about the next production and the next bonuses, which will come next year. Therefore, it is an emergency and should be treated as such. view
• 3 Nov 2021 in Senate: I thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me this opportunity to contribute on an area which I feel is very important for our country, our farmers and the ordinary persons who are looking for something to eat. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute and make comments on this Public Private Partnership Bill 2021. This Bill has 88 clauses that define how the Bill will look like and eventually become an Act of Parliament. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: One of the things that is attractive in this Bill is to provide a long term contract between a private party and a Government agency for providing a public asset or providing service to the public entity whether it is national Government or county government. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Clauses 64-67 relates to how the county governments can possess and activate the public private partnership in order to leverage on the advantages that accrue from the PPP. One of the things that we must all accept is that the revenue will create public assets or public service which expands your Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Therefore, once the GDP is expanded, the likelihood of creating employment opportunities is very high. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view